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Amos Pledges To Fight Hill For New Light Vehicle

Julie Samuel

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

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The Marine Corps’ top general pledged yesterday to fight a Senate committee’s attempt to kill the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). Commandant Gen. James Amos stood by the deal his service recently worked out with the Army for a more-affordable version of the developmental vehicle, which has had spotty support in the past and the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) wants to cancel this year. “Now what were doing is going back to Congress and saying, ‘OK, you’ve got the two largest services that…

Navy Looks To Eventually Assemble Battleship At HII Newport News; Faces More Dem Opposition

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Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the […]

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Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]